can someone answer me a question?...is it common when using the navigation page, if that is even the preferred page when seeking out a cache, that the "arrow" often times take forever to actually reorient to the correct direction? example...you're closing in on a cache and have to change direction, suddenly north according to the rino is not north and it takes a while for it to correct itself...what's up? common?
merkong_________________Oh man...there's no %$#*@ travel bug in here!

If you are on your navigation page and the arrow is pointing north to the cache, and you stop moving and turn around 180 degrees, and the arrow doesn't move, you don't have an electronic compass in your gpsr.

On some of the higher end models, even if you are standing still, the arrow will always point to the cache (I think) and north will be north. With the cheapies, like mine, you must be moving in a straight line for at least 10 feet or so for the gpsr to recognize your direction and compare it to the maps, or something like that. It then figures out which direction you must be moving in and establishes an arrow to the cache.

Lately, I've been bringing a compass with me and switching over to the zoomed in map page. I make UP be north on the map page and it tells me the distance to the cache. So if the line to the cache is due west at 36 feet, for example, I'll take out my compass and point west and go 36 feet. As you can plainly see, this isn't all that necessary and would be a lot easier with a gpsr that had a compass in it. I don't trust that arrow once I start closing in on the cache and the signal is weak.

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I realize I have to be on-the-move for the arrow to work. I expect zig-zagging around trees and brush to throw it off. But recently, walking a straight line, I saw it pointing 500 ft. to the right, then 350 ft. to the left.

Again, this is only recently. When I close in to 60' I switch to digital coordinates and use a compass. Has there been recent sunspot activity, satellite problems, etc.?

It'd be interesting to learn more about orienteering. I often wondered how good someone could get at locating caches that way, just a map and a compass.

I'm finally getting my Rino 130 tomorrow, I could have bought a 110 a couple months back when I started geocaching, but I decided to wait for the new model because of the digital compass and other features built into it.

It'd be interesting to learn more about orienteering. I often wondered how good someone could get at locating caches that way, just a map and a compass.

I'm finally getting my Rino 130 tomorrow, I could have bought a 110 a couple months back when I started geocaching, but I decided to wait for the new model because of the digital compass and other features built into it.

It wouldn't be easy, that's for sure. They have to find LARGE orange and white control boxes (one of several in the area COULD be the one they are looking for).

Minnesota didn't use a GPS for a long time and relied on maps and beacon spotting abilities. He's an awesome finder._________________Sad state of affairs.

No thanks on the uniform. I don't think my horse would let me on if I was wearing something like that.

As far as the "cleaner" goes, the only thing I get to clean this time of year is the barn. This has got to be where "spring cleaning" really comes from. Yuk!

I used to always use my compass when caching 'cause it helped to pin point the exact direction from where you were standing to the place to look. This works good if you start using the compass about 100 to 150 ft away. Get a good line and then look along that line for the likely hidey holes. JK